Parish Administrator and Bookkeeper

Parish Administrator and Bookkeeper
22.5 hours per week £20,000.00 per year (£33,000 pro rata for 0.6)

This lively and historic City of London Church of England Church at the heart of the iconic
Barbican seeks someone to serve at the heart of our community as Parish Administrator and
Bookkeeper. We are seeking a committed and talented person to embrace our lovely parish/ local community and help us function effectively in the amazing diversity of activities here.

The Role

This employee has primary oversight, under the direction and line-management of the
Rector, of the running of the parish administratively. The Parish Administrator and
Bookkeeper will work with the Rector, Events Coordinator & Buildings Supervisor (part time), and volunteer Parish Officers (especially Churchwardens and Treasurer) to ensure the smooth and successful running of administration, communication, routine and project-based financial and day to day operations. Flexitime options are available - a regular pattern of days will be developed to dovetail with another member of team to staff our open church building.

• A warm, welcoming and safe face of the Church day to day.
• All Administration concerning regular and special services
• Parish Financial Procedures - Gift Aid, tax, budgetary finance controls
• Bookkeeping
• Running parish rotas and communications
• Wider community communications
• Management and paying of bills/rent
• Liaising with the Diocesan process for parish management.
• Correspondence
• etc.

We seek someone with good experience of financial procedures (SAGE, computer skills, accounting/bookkeeping), who is self-motivating and can be trusted to deliver independently on work, and who will embrace our parish family and be happy here.

St Giles’ Church Cripplegate
Fore Street, Barbican, EC2Y 8BJ www.stgileschurch.com

We are here to love God and to make Christ known in word and deed.
We are an inclusive church and welcome all.

For a full Job Description and Person Specification, and to apply for this post, please email
The Rector, The Rev’d Canon Jack Noble

Closing date for applications Monday 27th March 2026
Interview Date Tuesday 25th April 2026

This role will require an enhanced DBS check and Safeguarding Training via the Diocese of London. St Giles’ is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 22.5 per week

Salary: £20,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexitime

Schedule:

• Flexitime
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Accounting: 1 year (preferred)
• bookkeeping: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 22/08/2026
Reference ID: St Giles Cripplegate, London